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U.S. Workers in a Global Job Market

Issues — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0000

Among the many changes that are part of the emergence of a global economy is a radically different relationship between U.S. high-tech companies and their employees. As late as the 1990s, a… Read More

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In the Zone: Comprehensive Ocean Protection

Issues — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0000

For too long, humanity’s effects on the oceans have been out of sight and out of mind. Looking at the vast ocean from the shore or a jet’s window, it is hard… Read More

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In Defense of Biofuels, Done Right

Issues — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0000

Biofuels have been getting bad press, not always for good reasons. Certainly important concerns have been raised, but preliminary studies have been misinterpreted as a definitive condemnation of biofuels. One recent magazine… Read More

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Biomedical Enhancements: Entering a New Era

Issues — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0000

Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a drug to lengthen and darken eyelashes. Botox and other wrinkle-reducing injections have joined facelifts, tummy tucks, and vaginal reconstruction to combat the effects… Read More

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Closing the Environmental Data Gap

Issues — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0000

The compelling evidence that the global climate is changing significantly and will continue to change for the foreseeable future means that we can expect to see similarly significant changes in a wide… Read More

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The Challenge for the Obama Administration Science Team

Issues — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0000

President Obama’s choices for top government science positions have made a strong statement about the importance of science and technology (S&T) in our society. In choosing Nobel prize–winning physicist Stephen Chu for… Read More

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Global Warming: The Hard Road Ahead

Issues — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0000

With a president committed to fighting climate change and a new Congress inclined to go along, the prospects for greenhouse gas emissions abatement legislation are bright. That’s good news. The Bush and… Read More

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A Reverse Brain Drain

Issues — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0000

Although most of the national immigration debate originates with those who want to limit immigration, U.S. policymakers should be focusing on the more important task of attracting and keeping more highly skilled… Read More

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Archives – Spring 2009

Issues — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0000

TIM ROLLINS + K.O.S., On the Origin of the Species (after Darwin), India ink, graphite transfer, matte acrylic on book pages.
On the Origin of Species (after Darwin)
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Book Review: Truth in testing

Issues — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0000

It has been said that “few wish to be assessed, fewer still wish to assess others, but everyone wants to see the scores.” Throughout the world, tests are both extolled and disparaged,… Read More

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